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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Arata Kochi?
2. Who does Paul Farmer marry?
3. What does the South Carolina church invest in for the people of Cange?
4. How does Father Jack die?
5. What happens to the Peru branch of Partners in Health as a result of the civil war?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the importance of the O for the P?
2. Explain why Paul Farmer rides on the Lady Gin as a child.
3. How do the staff and patients at Brigham & Women's react to Paul Farmer when Tracy Kidder visits in Chapter Two?
4. Describe the relative urban quiet used to describe the area in Boston where Brigham & Women's is located.
5. Describe the irony surrounding Father Jack's death.
6. Describe the TB study designed by Paul Farmer in Chapter Four.
7. Describe Paul Farmer's appearance in the first chapter of Mountains Beyond Mountains.
8. Explain how the author observes Paul Farmer beginning each day in Chapter Three.
9. Why is Rudolf Virchow important to Paul Farmer?
10. Is Socios en Salud successful?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout both history and Mountains Beyond Mountains, religion has the power to change people's beliefs and actions. In this book, is religion a positive or a negative force? How does Paul Farmer use religion to achieve his goals? What are the most powerful positive and negative examples of religion in the book?
Essay Topic 2
In Mountains Beyond Mountains politics, money, and religion all play key roles. For each, select a person from the story that represents that role and explain why you selected them and what their inclusion contributes to the book.
Essay Topic 3
Explain how Tracy Kidder effectively uses contrast in Mountains Beyond Mountains in each of the following situations:
1) Setting
2) Economics
3) Bringing depth to people the book
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